I read some where that you could by pass set setting up the channel you get by entering 00000 has the zip code. But I do not know what line up is being used.
I got my new Roamio today and was wanting to set it. I felled to get a30 cable for it. I was wanting to get the software and start coping my programs from my premiere while I get the cable.
What is used for the line up?

"If you are waiting for a CableCARD, follow the prompts to continue without a CableCARD. After you receive your CableCARD, insert it into the DVR and follow the onscreen prompts."

You have to have your cable connected to that. There a way the tech can use 00000 as the zip code the use ????????? (what I need to know) as the channel line up. They use this to by pass the channel and go straight to the tivo menu.

I read some where that you could by pass set setting up the channel you get by entering 00000 has the zip code. But I do not know what line up is being used.
I got my new Roamio today and was wanting to set it. I felled to get a30 cable for it. I was wanting to get the software and start coping my programs from my premiere while I get the cable.
What is used for the line up?

Make sure to press enter (for "advanced options") on the second screen of GS, which adds "Installer Express" as an option, and select that method (other two are store demo and home setup). This "Installer Express" option isn't present on very old factory software versions. It speeds things up if you have updated software that added it. If you want to know what your current version is, press info on the Select Country (first) GS screen.

I discovered the 00000 zip code thing on a whim, while bored. It seems to be present on all software versions, and all TiVos. The provider you want is called "Tiny Tivo" (a single channel, with empty guide data).

Surprisingly, I've successfully paired cable cards while using that lineup (although, it's unlikely you'll see any video, due to the lineup having a single channel like "999", IIRC.

Most just want to say "not now", "later", etc., for all options, and are just using this trick to get a software update right away and/or zip through GS as fast as possible.

I've used it to uncorrupt my local lineup, by switching to 00000 & Tiny Tivo, then putting my correct zip and lineup back in (rebooting in-between doing GS).

__________________As of 03/13/15I'm going to put all things TCF on ice, or back-burner, for now (could wind up being for the foreseeable future).
I may still post from time to time, until it's just not possible, at all, and might not be able to follow-up/through with posts/PMs.
My time/focus needs to be elsewhere. PMs welcomed, but responses not guaranteed. In need of a miracle.

Make sure to press enter (for "advanced options") on the second screen of GS, which adds "Installer Express" as an option, and select that method (other two are store demo and home setup). This "Installer Express" option isn't present on very old factory software versions. It speeds things up if you have updated software that added it. If you want to know what your current version is, press info on the Select Country (first) GS screen.

I discovered the 00000 zip code thing on a whim, while bored. It seems to be present on all software versions, and all TiVos. The provider you want is called "Tiny Tivo" (a single channel, with empty guide data).

Surprisingly, I've successfully paired cable cards while using that lineup (although, it's unlikely you'll see any video, due to the lineup having a single channel like "999", IIRC.

Most just want to say "not now", "later", etc., for all options, and are just using this trick to get a software update right away and/or zip through GS as fast as possible.

I've used it to uncorrupt my local lineup, by switching to 00000 & Tiny Tivo, then putting my correct zip and lineup back in (rebooting in-between doing GS).

One thing left-out from my post, is that it is imperative that GC (Garbage Collection) be allowed to complete on the new Zip 00000 "Tiny TiVo" provider lineup. If not given time to do so (plus it's a good idea to just give the TiVo a few hours to run with close to no load to be sure it has processed-out all old data), some problems the method can fix, will remain, instead.

__________________As of 03/13/15I'm going to put all things TCF on ice, or back-burner, for now (could wind up being for the foreseeable future).
I may still post from time to time, until it's just not possible, at all, and might not be able to follow-up/through with posts/PMs.
My time/focus needs to be elsewhere. PMs welcomed, but responses not guaranteed. In need of a miracle.